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Whittlesey Washes
South Barrier Bank works
Environment Agency Surgeries
Come along to find out about the progress of the
project at our surgeries 10am – 12pm held at:
Whittlesey Library with
Cambridgeshire County Council Highways
1 October 2014
Whittlesey Town Council – Grosvenor House
15 October 2014, 29 October 2014
Rings End to Poplar House Farm
All of the material has now been delivered and you
will have noticed a significant reduction in lorry
movements to this work area. 97% of all the material
has now been placed with 80% trimmed and ready for
top-soiling - of which 50% is complete. We are using
the original topsoil that we stripped at the start of the
works. From this, the bank is naturally self-seeding
itself and we will be enhancing the grass coverage
with a conventional grass seeding method, using a
tractor and seed box.
Top soiling Rings End to Poplar House Farm
The temporary bridge, which was installed over the
counter drain at the Goosetree access, will be
removed in October when all of the bank work is
complete. The access at Rings End will be used for the
finishing touches and we will keep all movements to a
minimum.
Rings End car park
The Anglers car park at Rings End will remain closed
until the works are complete in December 2014.
Alternative car parking has been provided in the
Oriental Gardens Chinese restaurant car park.
Footpath Rings End to Poplar House Farm
The public footpath –Nene Way - will remain diverted
between Rings End and Poplar House Farm until the
summer 2015 to allow the grass enough time to
establish.
Poplar House Farm to Bassenhally
The public footpath has been diverted to the bottom
of the bank on the northern side of the bank, which is
clearly marked out by fencing. Please Take care when
walking along the diversion and keep dogs on a lead
for your pet’s safety and for the safety of the
construction site staff.
Work is progressing at two locations: between
Bassenhally and St Peter’s Farm and between St
Peter’s Farm and Poplar House Farm. This involves
stripping topsoil, material deliveries and placement.
Material deliveries at St Peter’s Farm
September 2014
Working in partnership
● North Level District Internal Drainage Board ● Whi;lesey Consor<um of Internal Drainage Boards
● Middle Level Commissioners ● Fenland District Council ● Peterborough City Council
● Cambridgeshire County Council ● Natural England ● RSPB.
Deliveries will be a split 50/50 between the two
delivery routes: Old Showground access and St Peter’s
Farm access. Please see map below. Deliveries will be
made between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday until
November 2014.
Fellow professional site visit
On 3 September the site team hosted a visit by 20
members of the Chartered Institution of Water and
Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). We gave a
presentation about the project’s background, design
principles, challenges and construction stages at our
contractor’s Interserve Construction Ltd’s site office.
This was followed by a tour of the works area where
our visitors had the opportunity to view the various
stages of earthworks and ask questions. We received
positive feedback from the visitors who enjoyed the
event and learned many interesting facts about the
locality, as well as technical matters.
ICE/CIWEM Members site visit
Our Public Liaison Officer
Monica Stonham is available to deal with any
questions you may have about the project.
Please contact Monica on 07577 470803 or email her